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MATCH INFORMATION

Season 1876-77

Prior to the start of this season the football players of the 8th Cheshire Rifle Volunteers and the Olympic Cricket club, who had played as two entirely separate teams, held a meeting when it was agreed that the two clubs should amalgamate to form a new club named  MACCLESFIELD FOOTBALL CLUB.

For very many years it had been thought that Macclesfield FC was formed in 1874, but there is no evidence to this effect.  Both the Macclesfield Courier and the Staffordshire Sentinel state that football had been played in Macclesfield since 1873.  The Sentinel further reports that this [club] was not Macclesfield FC which was formed some years later.  The Macclesfield Courier is much clearer, and reports the meeting mentioned above which was held in October 1876.

  

Date

Opponents

Result

Scorers

 

Team

Oct 28

STOKE

0-1 L

Morton, Bradley, Froggatt, Thorp S, Hall, Hurst, Heathcote, Bond, Paul FW, Paul H, Comberbach, Thorp RA

Attendance 150

Nov 11

BIRCHENOUGH'S MILL

7-0 W

Information unavailable

Nov 18

Manchester Association

0-1 L

Davies, Froggatt, Bradley, Paul, Comberbach, Heathcote, Robinson, Morton, Brewster, Barber, substitute

Macclesfield arrived to play this match with two men short, but one of the places was filled by a substitute to play with eleven men against a team of 12 for Manchester Association

Dec   9

Talke Rangers

0-6 L

Davies, Comberbach, Barber, Watts, Thorp RA, Thorp S, Robinson

Macclesfield only managed to field seven players against Talke's 13.

Dec 16

NORTHWICH VICTORIA

0-0 D

Davies, Froggatt, Hall, Bradley, Paul FW, Barber, Robinson,

Thorp S, Brewster, Comberbach, Morton Watts

Northwich were two players short.but Macclesfield lent them a man resulting in them playing with 11 men against the 12 of Macclesfield

Dec 23

Ashbourne

0-4 L

..........., ..........., ..........., ............, Paul FW, Prior C, Sherratt S, Thorp S, ..........., .........., ............., ................

Jan 13

MANCHESTER ASSOCIATION

2-2 D

Bond,

Robinson

Barber, Bradley, Hall, Froggatt, Morton S, Thorp S, Thorp J, Davies, Bond,

Thorp RA, Watts, Robinson

Jan 20

MACCLESFIELD WANDERERS

2-1 W

Bond,

Robinson

Barber, Sheldon, Watts, Froggatt, Morton, Brewster, Robinson, Davies, Bond, Comberbach, Watts, Robinson

Feb 17

Leek

1-0 W

Heathcote

Davies, Heathcote, Thorp RA, Tait, Avery, Wood, Slack, Bradley, Morton S, Millett, Molany, Lomas

Mar   3

Northwich Victoria

1-3 L

Not recorded

Information unavailable

Mar 10

ASHBOURNE

0-3 L

Team included Thorpe (?) and Davis

Mar 24

NORMACOT

3-1 W

Watts,

Brewster,

Mullany

Slack, Bradley, Hall, Morton S, Froggatt, Watts, Brewster,

Thorp RA, Ward, Mullany, Comberbach, Barber

Mar 31

TALKE RANGERS

0-1 L

Walker, Bradley, Froggatt, Morton S, Paul FW, Ward, Thorp R, Comberbach, Barber, Watts, Slack, Mullany, Thorp S

Apr  7

Normacot

1-1 D

 Ringland

.........., ............, Lake G, ............., .............., Thorp S, ..........., .........., ..........., Ringland, ............, ............

Note 1. The number of players in each team varied between 12 and 13 per side.

Note 2. All these matches were designated as Friendly Matches.

Note 3. In addition to the above matches which were played in accordance with Association Rules there were several matches played in the name of Macclesfield FC according to Rugby Rules. As the club was primarily an Association Football club and developed as such, only association football matches have been recorded.